Hundreds of inmates flee after armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prison, leaving bodies behind

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: Hundreds of inmates fled Haiti’s main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility in an overnight explosion of violence that engulfed much of the capital. At least five people were dead Sunday. The jailbreak marked a new low in Haiti’s downward spiral of violence and came as gangs step up coordinated attacks in … Read more

Thousands ordered to flee while they can as bushfire burns in Australia’s south

Dearborn: It’s common to hear residents chatting in Arabic just as often as English in this Detroit suburb’s stores or mosques, those buildings themselves often sporting bilingual signage out front.But no matter the language, residents in this Arab American and Muslim stronghold in the Midwestern state of Michigan are convinced President Joe Biden, as he … Read more

Rafah is ‘pressure cooker’ as Gazans flee south — UN aid agency

BEIRUT: Three pro-Iran fighters were killed on Friday in Israeli strikes south of the Syrian capital, a war monitor said, the second such attack this week.Syrian state media reported damage from “Israeli” air strikes south of Damascus, but did not mention any casualties.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said “three members of pro-Iran groups, … Read more

Thousands flee as battle for Sudan’s Wad Madani opens up new front

DUBAI: Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces battled the army outside the central city of Wad Madani on Saturday, pressing an attack that has opened a new front in the eight-month-old war and forced thousands to flee, witnesses said. Crowds of people — many of whom had taken refuge in the city from violence in the … Read more